2018 has barely started and already competitive South African Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are right back in the fray. The African Qualifiers for WESG Season Two are upon us! Why is this WESG Qualifier important? The team that wins the South African leg of the qualifier will be booking their place at the World Electronics Sports Games (WESG) World Finals.…
On Sunday the 19th of November 2017 at 15h00 Sinister5 and Goliath Gaming played against each other in the Mega8 Esports Pro16 Dota2 League. The match was streamed by the Mega8 Noob Stream on YouTube – you can view the VOD here. During the first game in the stream chat it was revealed that one of the Goliath Gaming players was…
Africa’s largest gaming event, the annual rAge Expo, is upon us yet again. A veritable gaming paradise awaits both casual gamers and hardcore esports fans alike within the Galaxy of Geek housed in the Ticketpro Dome located in northern Johannesburg. Known last year as the Telkom Digital Gaming League Masters Finals, now rebranded as VS Gaming Masters, this year’s tournament…
The SA Gaming News Wrap – gathering the local news, events and other titbits in one spot so you don’t have to. Because zombies are really nice that way. Let’s start you off with things you may have missed elsewhere: Zombiegamer: Profiled: Zaidy Zombiegamer: Big 5 – The most improved team of ESL Africa Zombiegamer: Orena PUBG Tournament Results Zombiegamer: The VS Gaming Championships…
The VS Gaming Championships South African Dota2 tier 1 MGOs have been making major changes to their Dota2 rosters during the annual roster shuffle period. Since VS Gaming Masters tournaments have concluded for 2017, many MGOs are now focused on strengthening their Dota2 teams. At the same time the VS Gaming Championships at rAge beckon for tier 2 teams. The following…
Ah yes. Another week has flown by and we sit again with the task of looking both backward and forward in the weekly SA Gaming New Wrap. Let’s start with a few things you may have missed elsewhere: Critical Hit: Wesely “oDu” Rose joins White Rabbit Gaming in Dota 2 roster change Critical Hit: Orena’s Championship Series gets a date change Critical…
Let’s Talk… xTc Gaming CSGO I witnessed the genesis of the current xTc Gaming lineup in person at the Telkom Digital Gaming League Championship at rAge in 2015. They upset the much more fancied Damage Control team in the group stages to qualify for the playoffs. It was a huge moment for xTc and it really put them on the…
I’m going to be pretty straight with you here. When it comes to CSGO I know pretty much nothing about the game. I mean, if I’m honest, I played CS 1.6 over a decade ago. I therefore have about as much understanding of the game as a casual player might, so it’s not completely over my head. I enjoy watching…
One of the biggest paydays in South African esports happened this past weekend in the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Champs when Bravado Gaming walked off with the lion’s share of R1 million. The top eight teams from the online qualifiers kicked the LAN battle off on Friday 5 May with match one featuring tournament favourites Bravado Gaming up against Ventus Pro. The…
This weekend sees the culmination of the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Championship when the final eight teams battle for the lion’s share of the R1 million up for grabs. The LAN finals will take place in Sandton but spectator tickets to the venue are limited and only available via numerous giveaway mechanics (that didn’t include us because zombies are probably scary…